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RESOLUTION 1981- 5 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BOUNTY ON POCKET GOPHERS CAPTURED IN THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPOINT- MENT OF A BOUNTY PAYMASTER FOR RECEIVING CLAIMS AND PAYING BOUNTIES ON POCKET GOPHERS, AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE BOUNTY PAYMASTER. The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, determines that: WHEREAS, it has been determined that a bounty system is an effective aid in the control of pocket gophers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Bounty on pocket gophers cap- tured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, be established and paid as follows: BOUNTY PAYMASTER. The office of Bounty Paymaster is established to administer the provisions of this Resolution, and the Mayor shall forthwith appoint a resident of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, as Bounty Paymaster, said appointment being subject to approval of the City Council. BOUNTY FUND. Upon appointment and qualification of a Bounty Paymaster, as herein provided, the City Council shall authorize the City Treasurer to advance the sum of $50.00 to the Bounty Paymaster to be disbursed by the Bounty Paymaster in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. When the Bounty Fund is depleted to a balance of $10.00 or less, the Bounty Pay- master shall make a report to the City Council, together with a request for additional Bounty Funds as may appear to be reasonably necessary for the balance of the Bounty period, as hereinafter defined. BOUNTY PERIOD. The Bounty shall be paid as herein defined, for pocket gophers captured and surrendered to the Bounty Paymaster after June 15 and prior to December 1, 1981. BOUNTY. A Bounty of .750 shall be paid by the Bounty Paymaster to anyone surrendering the two cont eet of any pocket gopher captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, and surrendered during the Bounty period as hereinafter defined. BOUNTY RECORD. The Bounty Paymaster shall prepare a record in triplicate of each Bounty transaction, and shall transmit one copy to the Bounty recipient along with the Bounty payment, transmit one copy to the City Clerk, and retain one copy as a record of the transaction. The record shall contain at least the name and address of the Bounty recipient, the date of the transaction, and the number of pocket gophers for which Bounty payment was made, and the total amount of Bounty paid. BOUNTY PAYMASTER FEE. The Bounty Paymaster shall be paid a fee computed as ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bounty fees disbursed during the Bounty -period and reported to the City Clerk as herein required. BOUNTY FUND ACODUNTING. At the next regular meeting of the City Council following December 1, the Bounty Paymaster shall provide a written summary of Bounty transactions occuring during the Bounty Period, and shall therewith re- fund the balance of the Bounty Fund to the City of Hugo.